Optimized Acupuncture Treatment for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence

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Conditions studied: Stress Urinary Incontinence

In brief

This multicenter randomized controlled trial is designed to explore a relatively suitable application of acupoint combinations and to provide certain clinical evidence for the optimization of acupuncture treatment of female SUI.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05635669

Run by

Yin Ping

People needed

360

Starts

2023-01-04

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-22

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 75. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with mild to moderate SUI mentioned in the diagnostic criteria above;
• Aged 40～75 years;
• Sign the informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Other types of urinary incontinence (urgent, overflow or mixed).
• History of urinary incontinence surgery or pelvic floor surgery;
• Pelvic organ prolapse ≥ stage II;
• Symptomatic urinary tract infection;
• Residual urine volume > 30 mL;
• Maximum urinary flow rate < 20ml/s.
• Limitation of movement (walk and/or run and/or climb stairs);
• Patients who have been using drugs that may affect bladder function or receiving SUI specialized treatment;
• Severe cardiovascular, cerebral, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system disease, mental disorders, diabetes, multiple system atrophy, cauda equina neuropathy and spinal cord disease;
• Pregnancy or lactation period.
• With cardiac pacemaker, acupuncture phobia or metal allergies;

Where it is running

• Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine — Shanghai, China (enrolling)

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